-LRB- CNN -RRB- Hipsters , rejoice . Next time you ride your fixed-gear bicycle to the the thrift store , where you find a vintage , grease-stained mechanic 's shirt that matches your Rollie Fingers mustache and Grizzly Adams beard , there 's an edgy , if technologically sub-optimal , way to tell your friends about it .

Use a flip phone .

In an age of the iPhone 6 Plus and massive Android phablets , flip phones are inexplicably making a comeback .

No less an arbiter of cool than Vogue magazine editor Anna Wintour has apparently dumped her iPhone in favor of a flipper . Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck , actress Kate Beckinsale and even Rihanna are just a few of the celebrities spotted proudly brandishing the famous piece of paleo-technology .

And , believe it or not , `` dumb phones '' are n't exactly the elusive unicorn that some of us think they are .

As of January , 56 % of American adults owned smartphones , compared to a total of 90 % who had a cellphone of some kind , according to the Pew Research Internet Project . Among millennials age 18-29 , an overwhelming 83 % of those who owned cellphones had a smartphone , but that leaves the other 17 % who keep their mobile life more basic .

The hinged , snap-shut `` flipper '' form factor was originally introduced to the public in 1982 by laptop manufacturer GriD with its Compass computer .

Motorola , perhaps the king of flip phones with its Razr line , introduced the clamshell style in 1996 with its StarTAC phone -LRB- which , appropriately enough , was re-released for nostalgic techies in 2010 -RRB- .

Is this really all about going for retro , hipster street cred ? There is , at times , a mystifying aspect of `` cool '' that centers around eschewing modern convenience for vintage ... well ... inconvenience .

Writing on typewriters ? Check . Racing high-wheel bicycles from the 1880s ? Yes . Playing baseball with the rules and equipment of the 1860s ? Absolutely .

But there are obviously some more practical reasons some people , including millennials , go flip .

For some , it 's about simplifying and uncluttering in a 24/7 plugged-in society .

`` It just seemed like it would be better for my addled brain than a smartphone , '' 26-year-old Angelica Baker , a tutor and writer , told TIME . `` Personally I 'm too scattered and unfocused to handle email and Facebook on my phone . ''

Baker swapped out her Droid for her mom 's retired flip phone , a pink Motorola Razr .

No one has to worry about the iCloud being hacked when they use a flip phone . There 's little to no eye and neck strain . No fear of Flappy Bird addiction .

And , let 's be honest ... there 's something satisfying about a switchblade-like phone flip after an annoying phone conversation that even the most emphatic tap of a touchscreen will never approach .

Maybe the hipsters are onto something after all . Though we 'll still pass on the bushy beards .

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Among the young and hip , flip phones are making a comeback

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Motorola popularized flip phones in 1996 with the StarTAC

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Vogue editor , NFL quarterback among those seen with flip phones

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Some say it 's about simplifying their lives